I tried this bra a few weeks ago. If it weren't for free shipping and returns, I wouldn't have because from other reviews here I knew it wouldn't work for me but I was also curious.

The size I received looks like it is the best size for me in this bra. From the front it looks like it fits, doesn't it? But this bra has so many other problems! I doubt I would ever get a proper fit even in another size. The worst thing about this bra is the insanely wide wires! They go literally to my back. (Look at my back pic, I never had a bra fit like that!) There is so much room at the sides of the cups that is unnecesary and is just functioning as part of the band.

The cushion at the end of the wires that should stop wires from digging in, does nothing, it even folds to outside of the cups (see back pic)... it's kinda pointless and now very well thought through. On the front there isn't so much space. The bra looks also very wide and doesn't give a very flattering look. Also it does not much to shape, support and uplift my boobs. It's just a huge fail!

To say something positive: I like how wide and comfortable the shoulder straps are! If I look at other straps on CK bras that are so narrow that my shoulders hurt from even looking at them, that is a plus. The fabric felt nice too.

This bra is not owned any more

Updated on Jul 21, 2019 Flag this

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  Oh god that wire is all the way on your back! Insane

• 2

  It is insane to have the wires/cup make up so much of this bra. The band looks so tiny in the back and the wires....so painful. What were the thinking?!? Delightful is not a good name for this bra at all!

• 1

  Wow...I'm not sure what to make of this one..the idea behind it was great, but somewhere in the execution everything seemed to go haywire..

  Those wires look painfully wide. :(

• Yes I don't know what they were thinking?! Also the bra just came out in a new burgundy red color, so it has to sell well? I wonder who wears it? All reviews on btb have been negative so far, no one got a good fit in it.
  The bra is more "awfull" than "delightfull" ...

• 1

  What a nightmare

• To this day no CK bra ever worked for me. I wonder if any ever will.

• I still wait for a positive review with pics of how the bra fits properly. I really want to see one, I don't mean a CK model pic where they "make it look great" but a real review.

• Whoa. Those are the widest wires I've ever seen. Like you, I would adore those straps!

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  Whoa. Those are the widest wires I've ever seen. Like you, I would adore those straps!

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  I agree. I have never seen breasts on a womans back. Seriously. CK has some work to do.

• Maybe the bra was made specifically for horizontal comfort....😂

• 3

  Dear CK, people don't necessarily scale mathematically. Please test your ideas on real people. Signed, everyone.

• 1

  This would be a great bra for folks with really wide set roots though. There are a few fold who have roots this wide. The demographic is pretty small though.

• 1

  I read somewhere, buried in a comment on reddit I think, that Curvy Kate's fit philosophy is that wires need to be actually wider than the breast tissue for good support. I saw that comment twice and wondered about it both times and even tried to google more information, but couldn't find anything. Now I can't find the comment again, but these wires make me wonder if they do feel that way .

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  You can find it in one of their fit videos (I think for princess plunge maybe, or victory) Pinniped but it's a flawed philosophy. Their bras don't have enough side support (that I know of) to actually justify the wide wires.

• Did you notice how there is not much band on the bra? I wonder if the cups would not have acted as the band If I had to size up in band size?

• alisa Yep, I noted the band size above. It's crazy.
  How flexible are the wires? Do they feel like they are being distorted towards the back? If so, then sizing up in the band/down in the cup may help, though I would still question the band to cup ratio in general.
  I have always loved Curvy Kate designs, but never got a good or comfortable fit in them.

• Yes, I feel like this is a + 2 or +4 band. The cup is also very big for the size I feel.

  I want to try it in 44G or 46G and serif it’s any better.

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  I look forward to reading your findings cupandahalf. It will be interesting to see how it compares.

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  MamaPagan I remember that the wires were quite soft and distorted easily. But the wires were already too wide when I put the bra on, there is just a huge side section in this cups. It's like all the volume is meant to be on the sides in this bra!
  I don't think it will work at any size for me. Also I think it's weird that they make a bra where you have to size up 2 band size and down 3-4 cup sizes to get a good fit? Who does that when they order a bra? I just go with my "usual" size when I order, either 32JJ or 32J. There must be many returns of this bra.

  cupandahalf Lets us know how it goes. I could put one in a random 36GG or so on my Zalando wish list. They stock the bra and have free shipping and returns in my country. Would be interesting...

• alisa It really doesn't make any sense, I agree.
  My understanding is that manufacturers have the larger side cup area in the larger cup ranges for a minimizing effect of the bust, as they are under the blanket assumption that if you are large busted then you want them smaller. Yet to me, pushing them under my armpits doesn't make my breasts look smaller, but instead just makes my midsection look wider and that is not a look I want at all! Besides many breasts won't squish over and under the arms on command, so such bras tend to be painful and awkward of a fit instead. :-/

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  MamaPagan I never liked those Minimizer bras that my Mom bought for me when I was a teenager. They can't magically hide what is there anyway.

  Oh how I dislike the east- west look in bras. With a projected narrow bra like the SF I look like I have a waist and a bit more like the hourglass type.

  The wider a bra is, the wider I look on top which I dislike. Also boobs under armpits??? It's uncomfortable! I can type much better on my keyboard if my boobs are in front of me.

  It depends on body and boob shape. I remember one blogger that prefered the wide over projected look.

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  alisa I agree 100%
  Got to love our differences in preference!

• alisa I agree 100%
  Got to love our differences in preference!

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